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Hurricane Michael was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. It was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and ...
- October 7, 2018
- $25.5 billion (2018 USD)
- 160 mph (260 km/h)
Oct 10, 2018 · NOAA scientists analyzed the data and determined that Michael had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph when it hit Florida in 2018, making it the first category 5 storm on the U.S. mainland since 1992. Michael caused 16 deaths and $25 billion in damage in the U.S.
Oct 12, 2018 · The storm devastated communities: Florida cities were destroyed beyond recognition by Hurricane Michael, and homes, businesses and agriculture were torn or swamped from Georgia to Virginia. The ...
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Oct 10, 2018 · Hurricane Michael was truly a unique event. Since 1851, and prior to Hurricane Michael, only nine major hurricanes have made landfall over the Florida Panhandle (Figure 10). Michael, as it stands now, is the most powerful storm to impact the Florida Panhandle in recorded history.
- Lives Lost
- Devastation in Florida
- Residents in The Dark
At least 17 people lost their lives in the massive storm. Four people died in Gadsden County, Florida, said a sheriff's office spokesperson. In Georgia, an 11-year-old girl, Sarah Radney, was killed when part of a metal carport crashed into her family's trailer in Lake Seminole and struck her in the head, local officials said. Her official cause of...
The Florida Panhandle is the wide strip in the northwest corner of the state bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the south and Alabama and Georgia to the north. Its largest city is Pensacola, with a population approaching half a million. Popular with tourists for its beaches, the area also has many year-round residents. Michael left the coastal commu...
Michael has left more than 1.3 million households and businesses without poweracross Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. More than 33,000 workers have been mobilized to help restore power, officials said. The government is urging anyone in a disaster zone to check on their neighbors. “Right now, what we need is n...
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- Emily Shapiro,Daniel Manzo,Karma Allen,Max Golembo,Melissa Griffin
Oct 10, 2018 · “Hurricane Michael is the worst storm that the Florida Panhandle has ever seen, and one of the worst power storms to ever make landfall in the United States,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said at a ...
Oct 11, 2018 · Michael, with sustained winds of 155mph (135 knots), is the first category 4 hurricane to make landfall on Florida’s Panhandle and the fourth strongest storm ever to strike the United States.
